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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050