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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030