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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
19 to 22
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
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015