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AISI 416Se Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both AISI 416Se stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L 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 416Se stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.9
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010