S38100 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both S38100 stainless steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

UNS S38100 (XM-15) Stainless Steel AWS E316LMn (W31622) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		45
Elongation at Break, %		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		20
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		64

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		32

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		57.9 to 64
Iron (Fe), %		47.5 to 59.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		5.0 to 8.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 3.5

Nickel (Ni), %		17.5 to 18.5
Nickel (Ni), %		15 to 18

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.25

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030