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AWS E385 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E385 and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 E385 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4