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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7106 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.7106 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.7106 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
200 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
660 to 2020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
24 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
20 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
95.9 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
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
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants