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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308L

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and AWS E308L are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030