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AWS E3155 vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both AWS E3155 and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.0 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
620 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
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
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0