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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E409Nb

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0