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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
63 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025