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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35