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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants