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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E409Nb

Both S15500 stainless steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030