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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both EN 1.4310 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010