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AWS E320LR (W88022) Weld Metal

AWS E320LR is a weld metal formulated for joining stainless steels. Cited properties are appropriate for the as-welded condition. E320LR is the AWS designation for this material. W88022 is the UNS number. Additionally, the ISO numeric designation is ES320LR.

It has a fairly high base cost among stainless steel welding fillers. In addition, it has a very high embodied energy and a moderately low tensile strength.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AWS E320LR to: stainless steel welding fillers (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

200 GPa 29 x 10⁶ psi

Elongation at Break

34 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.28

Shear Modulus

77 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

580 MPa 84 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

300 J/g

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1410 °C 2570 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1360 °C 2480 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

460 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Expansion

14 µm/m-K

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

36 % relative

Density

8.2 g/cm³ 510 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

6.2 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

87 MJ/kg 37 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

220 L/kg 26 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

20 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

19 points

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Alloy Composition

Iron (Fe)Fe		32.7 to 42.5
Nickel (Ni)Ni		32 to 36
Chromium (Cr)Cr		19 to 21
Copper (Cu)Cu		3.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo)Mo		2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn)Mn		1.5 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb)Nb		0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si)Si		0 to 0.3
Carbon (C)C		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.015