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AWS E310 vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E310 and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E310 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.5 to 53.9
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3