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S13800 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316L

Both S13800 stainless steel and AWS E316L are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S13800 stainless 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, % 11 to 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1730
550

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 Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 61
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 58
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 12.3 to 13.2
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.3
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 8.5
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
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 0.0080
0 to 0.030