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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade D Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade D steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade D steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
97.1 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.17 to 0.27
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010