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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E90C-B9

Both EN 1.4520 stainless steel and AWS E90C-B9 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
91

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
84.4 to 90.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5