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AWS E409Nb vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030