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AISI 347H Stainless Steel vs. AISI 347LN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 347H stainless steel and AISI 347LN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 347H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 347LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Rockwell B Hardness 81
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.0050 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
64.3 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030