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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2595

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and AWS E2595 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2595.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
51.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0