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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

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
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
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
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025