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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030