ASTM A372 Grade K Steel vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade K steel and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 51% 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 ASTM A372 grade K steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
35 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 440 | |
380 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 490 | |
590 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
880 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
1.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.4 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
74 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
210 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.7 | |
47 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
260 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1010 | |
550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
24 to 26 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.4 to 96.6 | |
41.2 to 50.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
5.0 to 7.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 2.0 to 3.3 | |
16 to 19 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |