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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 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
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 80
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -50
-230
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030