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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4520 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
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
870
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
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8