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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E310Nb

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and AWS E310Nb are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
44.1 to 53.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030