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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35