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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 110
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants