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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5