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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. AWS E316L

Both EN 1.4931 steel and AWS E316L are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0