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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3519 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.3519 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.3519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
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
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
95.4 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030