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AWS E330 vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E330 and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 E330 and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.25
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.7 to 51.8
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3