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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0