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AWS E309L vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E309L and S40945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E309L and the bottom bar is S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 25
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 65.5
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2