EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 430 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 to 980 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 to 790 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
| 2.7 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 96 to 130 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 1610 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 28 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.22 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.7 to 83.4 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |