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AWS E409Nb vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E409Nb and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 14
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.2 to 88.5
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3