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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0