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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
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
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.2
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
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025