ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.4945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 250 | |
| 230 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
| 430 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 550 | |
| 640 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 350 | |
| 290 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.4 | |
| 23 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
| 210 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.21 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.3 | |
| 57.9 to 65.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.55 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.14 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |