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AWS E320LR vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320LR and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320LR and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
600 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 42.5
67.3 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35