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ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.5

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
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 91.4 to 95.6
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015