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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E385

Both S30415 stainless steel and AWS E385 are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E385.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
41.8 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.2 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020