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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E309L

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and AWS E309L are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
55.9 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0