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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1144 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1144 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 SAE-AISI 1144 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
280 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
34 to 40
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
750 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
91 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
480 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
97.5 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.7
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.33