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EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both EN 1.4107 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.4107 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 570
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
16

Comparable Variants