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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 42
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
69
Shear Strength, MPa 410
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
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 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15