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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-6

EN 1.4405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5