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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both EN 1.4527 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16