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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3M steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
42.4 to 52.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
23 to 27
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030