EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10
Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 10 are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.
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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 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 460 |
| 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 | 29 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 5.9 |
| 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 | 7.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 2.0 to 2.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.7 to 87.5 | |
| 94.4 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |