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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030