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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-13a

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
850

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
7.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
40.4 to 43.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
55 to 57
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15