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ASTM A356 Grade 9 vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 9 and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0