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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-5a

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-5a belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70.1 to 73.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5