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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
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 23
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
16