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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050