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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2553

Both EN 1.4020 stainless steel and AWS E2553 are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2553.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
55.2 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030