AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.6570 Steel
Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.6570 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6570 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 910 to 1130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 32 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 27 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.28 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.7 to 62.5 | |
| 94 to 96.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.9 to 3.9 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |