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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 680
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0