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AWS E409Nb vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5