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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E309L

Both S38815 stainless steel and AWS E309L are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
55.9 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030