ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.4640 stainless 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 ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 330 | |
| 440 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
| 620 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 240 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
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 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.7 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 250 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0.030 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 67.4 to 73.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 1.5 to 4.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |