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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
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 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35