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EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade D Steel

Both EN 1.6982 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade D steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade D steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
97.1 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.17 to 0.27
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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