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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 A387 grade 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025