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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2593

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4557 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, % 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
52.7 to 62.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030