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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 390
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4