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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15