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EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4941 stainless steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 73.6
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0