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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and EN 1.3537 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030