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ASTM A588 Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A588 steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 ASTM A588 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43 to 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 2.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50 to 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 26