ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and EN 1.4482 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 22 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
420 to 450 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
510 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 600 | |
770 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
530 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.8 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.6 | |
24 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 to 110 | |
230 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
690 to 820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 21 | |
28 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
21 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
19.5 to 21.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 96.8 | |
66.1 to 74.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
0.1 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 3.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |