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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
510
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 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030