EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ERNiCu-7

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCu-7.

EN 1.4530 (X1CrNiMoAlTi12-9-2) Stainless Steel AWS ERNiCu-7 (N04060) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		61

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1030 to 1370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1280

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		15
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.6 to 0.8
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 1.3

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		11.5 to 12.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		18.3 to 36.5

Iron (Fe), %		74.4 to 77.3
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.9 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), %		62 to 69

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.3

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0.28 to 0.37
Titanium (Ti), %		1.5 to 3.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5