EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E430
Both EN 1.4945 stainless steel and AWS E430 are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E430.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 34 | |
23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 740 | |
500 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
25 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
2.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
2.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
31 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 23 | |
18 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
15 to 18 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 57.9 to 65.7 | |
77.8 to 85 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.060 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.9 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |