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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. AWS E90C-B3

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and AWS E90C-B3 are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
93.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5