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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025