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AWS E312 vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030