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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E70C-Ni2

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and AWS E70C-Ni2 are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E70C-Ni2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
3.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
94.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
1.8 to 2.8
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5