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AWS E320 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and EN 1.4596 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 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 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
9.2 to 10.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4