AWS E2553 vs. AWS E308L
Both AWS E2553 and AWS E308L are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2553 and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 40 | |
| 21 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 55.2 to 64.5 | |
| 62.9 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.9 to 3.9 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 8.5 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 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 |