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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316L

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and AWS E316L are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0