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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5