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AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030