AWS ENiCrMo-4 vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel
AWS ENiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrMo-4 and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 5.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 730 to 1790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 26 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 26 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.6 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
| 78.4 to 83.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.9 to 63.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |