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ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 370
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 590
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8