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AWS E630 vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8