AWS E2593 vs. EN 1.7709 Steel
Both AWS E2593 and EN 1.7709 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7709 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 650 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
| 3.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.17 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.7 to 62.5 | |
| 95.2 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.9 to 3.9 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |