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AWS E409Nb vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
1.4 to 1.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
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 0.015