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ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.4652 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 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 620
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 690
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20