S21460 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-Ni3

Both S21460 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-Ni3 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-Ni3.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel AWS ER80S-Ni3 or ER55S-Ni3 (K31240) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		46
Elongation at Break, %		27

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		4.0

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		23

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		320
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		160

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		460
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		740

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

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

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.35

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		93.2 to 96.6

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.3

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		3.0 to 3.8

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.4 to 0.8

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5