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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A8 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
88.5 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants