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ASTM A321 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A321 carbon steel and EN 1.4466 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ASTM A321 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4466 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.25
45.6 to 52.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010