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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E312

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
52.3 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030