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EN 1.4309 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E349

Both EN 1.4309 stainless steel and AWS E349 are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E349.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 73
60.5 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3