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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0