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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER120S-1

Both S31727 stainless steel and AWS ER120S-1 are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER120S-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
92.4 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.3 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
2.0 to 2.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5