AWS E308L vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy
AWS E308L belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 E308L and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.45 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 72.5 | |
| 11.4 to 23.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |