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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E33-31

Both EN 1.4020 stainless steel and AWS E33-31 are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
24.7 to 34.8
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010