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AWS E2553 vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2553 and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2553 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.2 to 64.5
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030