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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
8.0 to 11
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040