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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
430
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010