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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E330

Both S21603 stainless steel and AWS E330 are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 E330.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
40.7 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
33 to 37
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