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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18 to 24