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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 550
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030