EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8
Both EN 1.4923 stainless steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4923 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 21 | |
19 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 980 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 780 | |
540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
25 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
9.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
6.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
89 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
13 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 150 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 1580 | |
740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 35 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 28 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.5 | |
6.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 34 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.24 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
8.0 to 10.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.5 to 87.1 | |
85.5 to 90.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.25 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |