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SAE-AISI 1118 Steel vs. AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1118 steel and AISI 316Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1118 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
60.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030