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ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade M steel and EN 1.4662 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 520
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 570
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 910
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 770
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1090
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.4
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1580
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.1
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.8 to 3.9
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0

Comparable Variants