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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and N08926 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010