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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308Mo

Both EN 1.4308 stainless steel and AWS E308Mo are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 EN 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308Mo.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

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
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
59.6 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030