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AWS E120C-K4 vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E120C-K4 and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1880
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.65
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 98.4
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 2.3
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0