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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A232 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and ASTM A232 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A232 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
1040
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
1610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
96.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3