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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B596 Au-Cu

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B596 Au-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
4.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
36
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
450 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
77
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
18

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
6.8 to 9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
7.1 to 8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
22 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
9.0 to 11
Gold (Au), % 0
89 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants