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AWS E312 vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010