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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E320

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
31.8 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030