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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HI Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and ASTM grade HI steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HI steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
46.9 to 59.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
14 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040