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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F911

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F911 are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F911.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 80
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.00030 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
86.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010