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ASTM A372 Grade J Steel vs. EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade J steel and EN 1.4313 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A372 grade J steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4313 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 22
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 570
340 to 510
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 630
460 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1020
750 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 850
580 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 1930
870 to 2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
27 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
27 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.8
78.5 to 84.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants