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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35