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EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E318

Both EN 1.4611 stainless steel and AWS E318 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E318.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
57.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0