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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 360
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
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 13
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030