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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 390
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
5.8 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030