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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both EN 1.4520 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.4 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0