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AWS BNi-10 vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

AWS BNi-10 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 AWS BNi-10 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
600 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1110
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
19
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 13
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.5
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 57.2 to 67.1
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 15 to 17
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0