EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E33-31

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and AWS E33-31 are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

EN 1.4539 (X1NiCrMoCu25-20-5) Stainless Steel AWS E33-31 (W33310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		38
Elongation at Break, %		29

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		78
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		86

Embodied Water, L/kg		200
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		36
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		44

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21
Chromium (Cr), %		31 to 35

Copper (Cu), %		1.2 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), %		0.4 to 0.8

Iron (Fe), %		43.1 to 51.8
Iron (Fe), %		24.7 to 34.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		2.5 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 32

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), %		0.3 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010