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AWS E320 vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and N08031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
52
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
30 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010