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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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