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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
35 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.1

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030