EN 1.5026 Steel vs. AWS E2593

Both EN 1.5026 steel and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

EN 1.5026 (56Si7) Silicon Steel AWS E2593 (W39593) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 1980
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		47
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		16

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		22

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59

Embodied Water, L/kg		46
Embodied Water, L/kg		190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		4.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.52 to 0.6
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 27

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		96.5 to 97.3
Iron (Fe), %		52.7 to 62.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.9 to 3.9

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.080 to 0.25

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		1.6 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030