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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.4597 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 (2, 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
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 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030