SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel vs. AWS E316L
Both SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and AWS E316L are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316L.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
4.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
55 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00050 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
17 to 20 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.3 | |
58.6 to 69.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
11 to 14 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |