MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S44537 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E16-8-2

Both S44537 stainless steel and AWS E16-8-2 are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E16-8-2.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
68 to 76.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0