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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B6

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-B6 are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
4.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
71

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
7.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
90.6 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5