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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35