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AWS E630 vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E630 and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
6.8 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
980 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
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