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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both EN 1.4805 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16