EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E80C-B2
Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and AWS E80C-B2 are iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B2.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 | |
630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
530 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 38 | |
3.0 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.16 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 24.3 to 37.1 | |
95.3 to 97.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0.4 to 0.65 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.25 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |