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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
260 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
98.6 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
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