MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E120C-K4 vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E120C-K4 and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1880
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.65
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 98.4
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 2.3
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0