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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Grade A Lava

AISI 316 stainless steel and grade A lava belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 316 stainless steel is a metal, while grade A lava is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (31, 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 grade A lava.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.3 to 2.5
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
1150
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
650 to 1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
840
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
0.77 to 2.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
3.2 to 7.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
6.9 to 21
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
2.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
1.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
2.5 to 3.3