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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1064 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1064 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 SAE-AISI 1064 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
12 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
42 to 43
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
430 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
470 to 480

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
79 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
600 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
25 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants