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AWS BNi-10 vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

AWS BNi-10 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-10 and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1260 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1110
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
15
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
44 to 67

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 13
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 57.2 to 67.1
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 15 to 17
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0