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AWS E630 vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E630 and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 E630 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
600 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5