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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7201 Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.7201 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.7201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
130 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
16 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
96.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025