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AWS E320 vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E320 and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
490

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030