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AWS E316LMn vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel

Both AWS E316LMn and SAE-AISI H12 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E316LMn and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
76

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 47.5 to 59.4
87.8 to 91.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5