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AWS E308 vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308 and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E308 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5