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AWS E320 vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 E320 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
10 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015