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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030