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ASTM A225 Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A225 steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 23
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 390
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 830
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24 to 25
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 820
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 24
12