EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 21 | |
| 1.1 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 30 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 520 to 930 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1620 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 70 to 76 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 62 to 68 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 58 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 40 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.9 to 76.8 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 7.8 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |