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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
65.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0