EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel
Both EN 1.4104 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 23 | |
17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 310 | |
290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 450 | |
440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 750 | |
710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 560 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 860 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.5 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 30 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 120 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 800 | |
500 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 27 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.17 | |
0 to 0.48 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 78.8 to 84.1 | |
97.5 to 99.85 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.010 |