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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

AISI 317LMN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
86
Shear Strength, MPa 430
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3