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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and ASTM A227 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
500 to 640
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
900 to 1160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1720 to 2220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
1430 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
200 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
97.4 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050