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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel

Both S17700 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1117 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 430
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
17 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 560
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 740 to 940
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
86 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13