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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030