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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
2.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
520 to 930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
6.5 to 7.8
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015