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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade G Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade G steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade G steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0.4 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
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 0.015
0 to 0.010