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AWS E349 vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E349 and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E349 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 71.1
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0