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ASTM A372 Grade G Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade G steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel 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 ASTM A372 grade G steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
190 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 98.4
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants