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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3