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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316N stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030