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AWS E308 vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308 and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E308 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6