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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and AISI 317LM stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
56
Rockwell B Hardness 84
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030