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AWS E16-8-2 vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E16-8-2 and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E16-8-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 68 to 76.5
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37