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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
35 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
250 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
21
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030