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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
330 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
290 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 18