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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both AISI 410 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 47 to 48
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 580
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 860
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030