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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
39
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
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
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015