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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030