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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B2

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-B2 are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.070 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
95.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5