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EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both EN 1.4024 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
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) 13
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 660
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.17
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.9
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 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35