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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade B Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade B steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade B steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
97.9 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010