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AWS ER90S-B3 vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both AWS ER90S-B3 and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER90S-B3 and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.0
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 2.3 to 2.7
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.9
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0035
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0