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ASTM A372 Grade B Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade B steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel 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 ASTM A372 grade B steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.85
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030