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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.2 to 0.25
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