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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7225 Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and EN 1.7225 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.7225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 54

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
96.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035