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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1