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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both EN 1.4527 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030