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ASTM A372 Grade L Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade L steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 L steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 670
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 700
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1160
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2890
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.3
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030