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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E317L

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and AWS E317L are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 E317L.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
20
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 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
56.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
12 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