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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030