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AWS ER90S-B3 vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both AWS ER90S-B3 and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER90S-B3 and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
99

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.0
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.3 to 2.7
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.9
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0