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Grade TDSiCr Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both grade TDSiCr steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 TDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 48
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
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 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030