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AWS E309 vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E309 and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E309 and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 25
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.8 to 65.5
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030