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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-1a

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-1a belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-1a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
70.6 to 76.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5