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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both EN 1.5515 steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030