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AWS E308 vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E308 and EN 1.4905 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25