AWS E2593 vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel
Both AWS E2593 and SAE-AISI S1 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 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 | |
| 690 to 1840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 37 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
| 5.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 24 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 21 to 56 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.7 to 62.5 | |
| 91.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.9 to 3.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |