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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and EN 1.4418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
16 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
350 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
530 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
860 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
31 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
31 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
73.2 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants