AWS E90C-B3 vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E90C-B3 and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E90C-B3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
89 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.7 | |
22 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 970 | |
210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
0.040 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.4 to 96.4 | |
62.1 to 69.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
1.1 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
12.5 to 14.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.060 to 0.14 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.6 to 0.85 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |