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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and EN 1.4864 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
41.7 to 51
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015