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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very 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 (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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
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
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0