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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
620 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
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 8.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030