AWS ENiCrMo-4 vs. S30600 Stainless Steel
AWS ENiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 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 ENiCrMo-4 and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
610 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
350 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
1380 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1530 | |
1330 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
490 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
19 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.018 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
17 to 18.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
58.9 to 65.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 49.9 to 63.5 | |
14 to 15.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
3.7 to 4.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |