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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel

Both EN 1.3975 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade J steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.3975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
17 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
650 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
430 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
500 to 1930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.75 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010