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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCrCoMo-1

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrCoMo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
21 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
38.6 to 61.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5