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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 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 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16