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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E209

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 49
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 54
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3