AWS E320 vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and AISI 304Cu 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal AISI 304Cu (S30430) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		38
Base Metal Price, % relative		16

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5
Iron (Fe), %		63.9 to 72

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36
Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030