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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-11

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-11 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.2 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0.3 to 0.5
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
9.0 to 11.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
62.9 to 71.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
3.4 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.5 to 12.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5