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AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.4596 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4