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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4401 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030