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AWS E308L vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308L and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 E308L and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030