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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
490 to 550
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
710 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1690 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
1100 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
3260 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
60 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
40 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
54 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.55 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
97.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050