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AWS E430Nb vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E430Nb and S33550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430Nb and the bottom bar is S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.2 to 84.5
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030