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AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010