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AWS E2553 vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2553 and S44700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2553 and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 55.2 to 64.5
64.9 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020