MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BNi-2 vs. EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel

AWS BNi-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4736 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 68
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.7 to 2.1
Boron (B), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
17 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 3.5
77 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 79.1 to 84.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0