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S31100 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both S31100 stainless steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 580
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1240
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 69
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0