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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER90S-D2

Both S21603 stainless steel and AWS ER90S-D2 are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 ER90S-D2.

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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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
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
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
95.2 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
1.6 to 2.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5