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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-Ni2

Both S45500 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-Ni2 are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-Ni2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
94.2 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
2.0 to 2.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5