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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. AWS E330

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and AWS E330 are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E330.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
40.7 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030