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AWS ER80S-B6 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both AWS ER80S-B6 and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER80S-B6 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 71
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.1
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.5 to 6.0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 90.6 to 94.7
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0