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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-3

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
290
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
15 to 17
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
14.5 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.5 to 17.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15