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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 10 are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
2.0 to 2.8
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030