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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 31
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010