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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
85 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
95.1 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0