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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E349

Both EN 1.4640 stainless steel and AWS E349 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E349.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
60.5 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3