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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E309H

Both S21603 stainless steel and AWS E309H are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
55.8 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030