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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and AWS E308 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030