S21460 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E310H

Both S21460 stainless steel and AWS E310H are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310H.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel AWS E310H (W31015) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		46
Elongation at Break, %		11

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		65

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		25
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.45

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		25 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		44.2 to 53.7

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		20 to 22.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030