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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and AWS E316 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
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 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030