EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-2
EN 1.4655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 EN 1.4655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 730 | |
750 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
9.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
20.5 to 23 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 63.6 to 73.4 | |
17 to 20 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
40.3 to 53.8 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |