AWS E385 vs. S21603 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E385 and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 79 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 36 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 21.5 | |
| 17.5 to 22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 41.8 to 50.1 | |
| 57.6 to 67.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 7.5 to 9.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |