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AWS E2553 vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2553 and S30601 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2553 and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 55.2 to 64.5
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.013