AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-8

AISI 442 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-8 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-8.

AISI 442 (S44200) Stainless Steel AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		10
Base Metal Price, % relative		46

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0

Iron (Fe), %		74.1 to 82
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5