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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E33-31

Both S21460 stainless steel and AWS E33-31 are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
260

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
24.7 to 34.8
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010