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EN 1.5536 Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5536 steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5536 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 65 to 71
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1600
520 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 47
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030