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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 80
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020