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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
500 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040