ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and EN 1.4434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4434 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 41 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 520 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 510 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| 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 | |
| 21 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 69 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.8 | |
| 32 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 16.5 to 19.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 91.4 to 95.6 | |
| 59.2 to 69.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.44 to 0.65 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 10.5 to 14 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| 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 |