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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4818 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4818 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
65.6 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015