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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
35 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0