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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2593

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
52.7 to 62.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030