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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
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 0.020