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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6920 Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and EN 1.6920 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.6920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
95.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0.3 to 0.7
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1