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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

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 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015