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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. AWS E312

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
52.3 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
8.0 to 10.5
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