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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W2 Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and AISI W2 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants