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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B3L

Both S21603 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-B3L are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B3L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
6.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
2.3 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
93.6 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5