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AWS E409Nb vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030