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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0