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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3