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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel

Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
450 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
660 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
3.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1140 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
92.5 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
2.8 to 3.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0 to 0.080