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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and AISI 440A stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
5.0 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
270 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
450 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
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 19
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
78.4 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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

Comparable Variants