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AWS E430 vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E430 and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 E430 and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030