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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1