AWS E318 vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E318 and EN 1.4877 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E318 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
36 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
630 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
1.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
89 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
220 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
28 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 20 | |
26 to 28 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 57.6 to 69.5 | |
36.4 to 42.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
31 to 33 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |