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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.3955 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
65.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030