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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015