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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4104 stainless 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 EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants