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AWS E312 vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
610 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015