S24000 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E307

Both S24000 stainless steel and AWS E307 are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S24000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E307.

UNS S24000 (XM-29) Stainless Steel AWS E307 (W30710) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		39
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		12
Base Metal Price, % relative		17

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		39
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		23
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		23

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.14

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		61.5 to 69
Iron (Fe), %		59.6 to 69.2

Manganese (Mn), %		11.5 to 14.5
Manganese (Mn), %		3.3 to 4.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.5 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		2.3 to 3.7
Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 10.7

Nitrogen (N), %		0.2 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030