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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 80
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030