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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.4422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0