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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E320LR

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015