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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2595

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and AWS E2595 are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4521 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, % 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
51.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
2.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 1.0