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ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 25
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 620
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 690
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
15 to 16