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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23

Both EN 1.4401 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F23 are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F23.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
93.2 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3