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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
210 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
290 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
440 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.5 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants