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AWS E320 vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030