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SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A4 steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2050
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.3
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 67
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 2.2
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92 to 95.5
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030