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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.4922 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4922 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
10 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
83.5 to 88.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.35