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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
93.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 3.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010