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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E3155

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and AWS E3155 are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
23.3 to 36.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0