AWS E2595 vs. EN 1.0456 Steel
Both AWS E2595 and EN 1.0456 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 E2595 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 420 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.4 to 64.5 | |
| 96.7 to 99.48 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |