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ASTM A356 Grade 1 vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 1 and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 100
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030