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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E630

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and AWS E630 are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
71.6 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030