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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030