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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2595

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and AWS E2595 are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4961 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, % 39
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 21
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
51.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 1.0