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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCrMo-10

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrMo-10 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrMo-10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
48.4 to 63
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 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5