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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 700
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0