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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308LMo

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and AWS E308LMo are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308LMo.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
59.6 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
9.0 to 12
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