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AWS E630 vs. EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and EN 1.4408 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E630 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
62.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030