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AWS E90C-B3 vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E90C-B3 and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 E90C-B3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 96.4
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0