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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 EN 1.0213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
72 to 80
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
230 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
320 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
220 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
400
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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
33 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
120 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
99.245 to 99.67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants