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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308L

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and AWS E308L are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0