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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E330

Both S38815 stainless steel and AWS E330 are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 E330.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
40.7 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
33 to 37
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