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ASTM A356 Grade 9 vs. EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 9 and EN 1.4580 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4580 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
950
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
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.2
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0