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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
44
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
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025