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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
23 to 27
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040