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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E320LR

Both S32304 stainless steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015