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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.4005 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
240 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
370 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
350 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0

Comparable Variants