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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0