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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4658 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Shear Strength, MPa 580
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 49
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
4.0 to 6.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030