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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and EN 1.4411 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 A372 grade H steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
73.1 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025