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SAE-AISI A8 Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A8 steel and AISI 317LMN 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 A8 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN 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 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1920
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 68
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 62
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.5 to 91.9
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 1.7
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.5
0