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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040