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

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and AISI 302B 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 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 302B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
57
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
65.7 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030