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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35