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AWS ER70S-A1 vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both AWS ER70S-A1 and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 ER70S-A1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 99.3
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0