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AWS E2594 vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E2594 and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2594 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 53.8 to 63.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3