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AWS E3155 vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E3155 and AISI 304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
580 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0