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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010