AWS E2593 vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both AWS E2593 and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

AWS E2593 (W39593) Weld Metal Grade FDSiCr Spring Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		16
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		48

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		22
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.2

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		190
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		69

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		44

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		4.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 27
Chromium (Cr), %		0.5 to 0.8

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.12

Iron (Fe), %		52.7 to 62.5
Iron (Fe), %		96.5 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.9 to 3.9
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.080 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		1.2 to 1.6

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025