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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
41.2 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015