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AWS E385 vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E385 and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010