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EN 1.4570 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both EN 1.4570 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 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 1.4570 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 73.5
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025