S21460 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316

Both S21460 stainless steel and AWS E316 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel AWS E316 (W31610) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		46
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		20

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		25
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		27

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		58.6 to 69.5

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		11 to 14

Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030