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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010