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AWS E318 vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E318 and EN 1.3543 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E318 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 69.5
79.1 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
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