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AWS E308 vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308 and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 E308 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5