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AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1030 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025