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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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