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ASTM A372 Grade E Steel vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade E steel and EN 1.3967 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
20 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.3
50.3 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010