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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3