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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0