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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both S41045 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030