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AWS E312 vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E312 and S32808 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 E312 and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
27 to 27.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
58.1 to 62.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5