AWS E317L vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel
Both AWS E317L and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E317L and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 20.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56.6 to 66.5 | |
| 51.9 to 62.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |