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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
1.0 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
93.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
2.0 to 3.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010