ASTM A588 Steel vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and EN 1.4567 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A588 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
190 to 240 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
22 to 51 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
190 to 260 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
390 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
550 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
200 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
930 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
16 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
100 to 400 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
19 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
3.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
12 to 17 |