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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade J steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
17 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
310 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
650 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
500 to 1930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
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