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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 620
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030