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AWS E320 vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
46
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010