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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade E Steel

Both EN 1.4612 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade E steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
130 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
21 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
97 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants