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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade G Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade G steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade G steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.4 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010