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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. AWS E307

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and AWS E307 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E307.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
59.6 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.3 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
9.0 to 10.7
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030