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ASTM A369 Grade FPA vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A369 grade FPA and EN 1.4550 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A369 grade FPA and the bottom bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.63
64.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.27 to 0.93
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015