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AWS E310H vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E310H and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E310H and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.2 to 53.7
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22.5
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015