AWS E2595 vs. AWS E330
Both AWS E2595 and AWS E330 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2595 and the bottom bar is AWS E330.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 5.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 75 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 42 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.18 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.4 to 64.5 | |
| 40.7 to 51.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |