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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 80
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4