MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E209 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E209 and S38815 stainless steel 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
13 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0