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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 56
50
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030