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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E33-31

Both AISI 309 stainless steel and AWS E33-31 are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 AISI 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
260

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
24.7 to 34.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010