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AWS E317 vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E317 and EN 1.4598 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 E317 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
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 22
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 66.5
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.2