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ASTM A356 Grade 9 vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 9 and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.2
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0