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ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 ASTM A182 grade F5a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 91.4 to 95.6
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010