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ASTM A372 Grade L Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade L steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ASTM A372 grade L steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
35 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 670
250 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 700
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1160
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
590
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 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2890
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.3
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030