AWS E385 vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E385 and EN 1.4729 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
75 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
2.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
7.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 79 | |
29 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 36 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
6.5 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.3 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 21.5 | |
12 to 14 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 41.8 to 50.1 | |
80.4 to 86.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 26 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |