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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030