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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8