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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
13 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015