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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
300 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants