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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
95

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
150
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
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
84.8 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.65