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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 81
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030