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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E100C-K3

Both S21603 stainless steel and AWS E100C-K3 are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E100C-K3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
92.6 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.75 to 2.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.25 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5