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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E219

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and AWS E219 are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E219.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
58.6 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030