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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
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 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0