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Grade TDC Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both grade TDC steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030