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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and AISI 317LM stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1110
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030