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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8898 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.8898 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8898 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
49
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12