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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 49
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 54
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35