EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FPB
Both EN 1.4948 stainless steel and ASTM A369 grade FPB are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4948 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FPB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 48 | |
| 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 78 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.8 to 75 | |
| 98.1 to 99.61 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.29 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |