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AWS E316LMn vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E316LMn and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 E316LMn and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 47.5 to 59.4
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030