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ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 25
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 690
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
11