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SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and AISI 317LM stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2240
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1690
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 70
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.5 to 1.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 73.5
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11.8 to 13
0
Vanadium (V), % 4.5 to 5.3
0