S44700 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E385

Both S44700 stainless steel and AWS E385 are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E385.

UNS S44700 (29-4) Stainless Steel AWS E385 (W88904) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		23
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		18
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		79

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		42
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		36

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 30
Chromium (Cr), %		19.5 to 21.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), %		1.2 to 2.0

Iron (Fe), %		64.9 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), %		41.8 to 50.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.5 to 4.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.2 to 5.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 26

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020