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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
620
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
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010