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ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.4 to 95.6
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015