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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and AISI 317LM stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0