AWS E409Nb vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E409Nb and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 870 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 470 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 570 to 1580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.8 | |
| 6.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 30 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.18 to 0.24 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.2 to 88.5 | |
| 83.5 to 87.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |