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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2594

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AWS E2594 are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2594.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
53.8 to 63.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0