S28200 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E630

Both S28200 stainless steel and AWS E630 are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

UNS S28200 Stainless Steel AWS E630 (W37410) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		45
Elongation at Break, %		8.0

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1040

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		12
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		40

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		29
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		37

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		16 to 16.8

Copper (Cu), %		0.75 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		3.3 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		57.7 to 64.1
Iron (Fe), %		71.6 to 75.9

Manganese (Mn), %		17 to 19
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.75

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.75 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.5 to 5.0

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.15 to 0.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

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