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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 32
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
40.8 to 53.8
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
18 to 22
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