EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.3961 alloy and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
8.0 to 55 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
350 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
520 to 1180 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
230 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
19 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
3.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
85 to 260 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
130 to 1820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
18 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
18 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
11 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
16 to 18 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
62 to 72 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
10 to 14 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |