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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2553

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and AWS E2553 are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2553.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
55.2 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0