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AWS E316L vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E316L and AISI 334 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E316L and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 69.5
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6