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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
85.5 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5