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AWS E310H vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E310H and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E310H and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.2 to 53.7
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4