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AWS BNi-9 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

AWS BNi-9 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.1
Boron (B), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16.5
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 77.1 to 83.3
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0