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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
430
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 21
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010