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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0