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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI M41 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3