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EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Both EN 1.4835 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4835 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.48
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 68.4
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010