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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025