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SAE-AISI 1023 Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1023 steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 1023 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 53
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 100
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 450
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 99.06 to 99.5
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
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 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030