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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 10 are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
5.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
2.0 to 2.8
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030