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ASTM A356 Grade 6 vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 6 and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6