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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0

Comparable Variants