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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade J steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
310 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
650 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
430 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
500 to 1930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010