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AWS E310Nb vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E310Nb and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E310Nb and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.1 to 53.3
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22
13 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020