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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.5026 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants