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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030