EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E409Nb
Both EN 1.4945 stainless steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 34 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 740 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 550 | |
| 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 760 | |
| 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 57.9 to 65.7 | |
| 80.2 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.060 to 0.14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |