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EN 1.3532 Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3532 steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3532 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1420
520 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 50
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 42
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.8
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.55
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.8 to 4.3
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030