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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E80C-B6

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and AWS E80C-B6 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
4.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
71

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
7.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
90.1 to 94.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5