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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0255 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.0255 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.0255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
94.1 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
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 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020