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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030