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AWS E310Nb vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E310Nb and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E310Nb and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
5.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
880 to 1470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 44.1 to 53.3
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015