AWS E2593 vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

Both AWS E2593 and SAE-AISI A6 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel.

AWS E2593 (W39593) Weld Metal SAE-AISI A6 (T30106) Air-Hardening 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		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

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

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		16
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		41

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		22
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.7

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		190
Embodied Water, L/kg		57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		39
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		4.8

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 71

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		4.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 27
Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		52.7 to 62.5
Iron (Fe), %		93 to 95.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		1.8 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.9 to 3.9
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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), %		0 to 0.5

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