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AWS E312 vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both AWS E312 and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 AWS E312 and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030