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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and EN 1.8159 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 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
200 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
420
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.1
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25

Comparable Variants