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ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 25
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 620
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 690
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16