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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade D Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade D steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade D steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
97.1 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.17 to 0.27
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010