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SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S1 steel and AISI 316Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 56
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 96.7
60.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0