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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025