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S21600 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316H

Both S21600 stainless steel and AWS E316H are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030