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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020