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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
85 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
95.1 to 96.8
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
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants