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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015