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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E409Nb

Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0