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EN 1.5680 Steel vs. AISI 316LN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5680 steel and AISI 316LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5680 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95
62 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 5.3
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0