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AWS E317L vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E317L and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E317L and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 66.5
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020