EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2594
Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and AWS E2594 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2594.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 | |
850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
4.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
60 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
43 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23.5 | |
24 to 27 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 51.9 to 62.1 | |
53.8 to 63.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
8.0 to 10.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
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), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |