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AWS E630 vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E630 and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
730 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030