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EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both EN 1.4713 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 84
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 93
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030