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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B3L

Both S32906 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-B3L are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B3L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
6.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
2.3 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
93.6 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5