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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.3551 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
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
82

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1