AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel
Both AISI 317 stainless steel and ASTM A414 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 to 220 | |
110 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 35 to 55 | |
15 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 330 | |
140 to 260 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 470 | |
230 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 710 | |
360 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 420 | |
190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
49 to 50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
7.2 to 7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
8.3 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
2.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 260 | |
69 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 430 | |
100 to 330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
13 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
14 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
11 to 17 |