AWS E120C-K4 vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E120C-K4 and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4903 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 670 to 680 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 4.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 88 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 7.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 8.0 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 87.1 to 90.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0.85 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.18 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |