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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85