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AWS ER80S-B6 vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both AWS ER80S-B6 and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER80S-B6 and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.7
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 71
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.1
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 4.5 to 6.0
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 90.6 to 94.7
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0