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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.4828 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.4828 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4828 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
61.1 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015