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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E317

Both S32906 stainless steel and AWS E317 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E317.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
56.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030