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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E330H

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and AWS E330H are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E330H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
40.5 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030