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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-5a

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-5a belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
70.1 to 73.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5