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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
120 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 550
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
240 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050