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AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8