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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2594

Both S30600 stainless steel and AWS E2594 are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2594.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
53.8 to 63.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030