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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.4567 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
390 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
63.3 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015