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AWS E630 vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 E630 and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030