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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both S40920 stainless steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
15 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0