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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308L

Both AISI 205 stainless steel and AWS E308L are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030