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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E310Nb

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and AWS E310Nb are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
44.1 to 53.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0