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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 A387 grade 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
520 to 930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015