AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1022 Steel
Both AISI 316 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1022 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1022 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 360 | |
150 to 160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 55 | |
17 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
190 to 300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 80 | |
45 to 54 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 690 | |
310 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1180 | |
480 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 850 | |
260 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 to 260 | |
88 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1820 | |
190 to 530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 41 | |
17 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
17 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.18 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
98.7 to 99.12 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.050 |