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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5