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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3