AWS E120C-K4 vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel
Both AWS E120C-K4 and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 9.0 to 39 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 620 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 270 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 95 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 180 to 1880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 22 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 20 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 14 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 61.9 to 71.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |