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AWS E2553 vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2553 and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 AWS E2553 and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.2 to 64.5
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030