AWS ER80S-B6 vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel
Both AWS ER80S-B6 and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER80S-B6 and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
35 to 55 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
580 to 710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.2 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.7 | |
21 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
4.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 71 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 7.1 | |
31 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
210 to 260 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 | |
150 to 430 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
20 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 4.5 to 6.0 | |
18 to 20 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 90.6 to 94.7 | |
58 to 68 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
11 to 15 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |