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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A299 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and ASTM A299 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A299 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
290 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 18