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AWS E320 vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3