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AWS E409Nb vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
13 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015