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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E240

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030