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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E3155

Both AISI 204 stainless steel and AWS E3155 are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
23.3 to 36.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0