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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
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 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015