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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E409Nb

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 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, % 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
11 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0