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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316LN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and AISI 316LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
62 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030