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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010