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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.4035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.5

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
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
12.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
82.1 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
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