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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade F Steel

Both EN 1.4865 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade F steel are iron alloys. They have 42% 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 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
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
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
96.8 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
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