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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
16