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ASTM A356 Grade 6 vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 6 and EN 1.4005 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 6 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
370 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
350 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.35