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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and EN 1.4401 stainless steel 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015