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AWS E630 vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4458 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
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
26 to 30
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025