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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316H

Both S30600 stainless steel and AWS E316H are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030