EN 1.3518 Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both EN 1.3518 steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 EN 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

EN 1.3518 (100CrMnSi4-4) Through-Hardening Bearing Steel AWS E316LMn (W31622) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.4
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		64

Embodied Water, L/kg		51
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.93 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040

Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		96.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), %		47.5 to 59.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0.9 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), %		5.0 to 8.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 3.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		15 to 18

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.25

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0015
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.45 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030