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AWS E308L vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308L and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E308L and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1260 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8