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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCu-7

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 ENiCu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
20.6 to 38
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
62 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5