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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4877 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010