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AISI 317LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 317LN stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 317LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 67.9
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050