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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030