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AISI 317LM Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both AISI 317LM stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 64.5
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3