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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
91.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
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