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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

Both EN 1.4308 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
240 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050