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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and S39274 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 80
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5