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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and AISI 317LN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 320
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
57.9 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030