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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316H

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and AWS E316H are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
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 36 to 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0