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AWS E2595 vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2595 and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 E2595 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 64.5
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 1.0
0