AWS E2595 vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy
Both AWS E2595 and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2595 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 130 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.4 to 64.5 | |
| 60.7 to 65 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |