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EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A242 HSLA Steel

Both EN 1.4923 stainless steel and ASTM A242 HSLA steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4923 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A242 HSLA steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 590
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 780
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 1580
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 87.1
98.2 to 99.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0