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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E308L

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and AWS E308L are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4806 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, % 6.8
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030