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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A7 steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 A7 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317 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 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
580 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0