AWS E120C-K4 vs. S13800 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E120C-K4 and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 980 to 1730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 660 to 1580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 1090 to 5490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 35 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 28 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 33 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 12.3 to 13.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 73.6 to 77.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.0080 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |