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ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A387 grade 21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 590
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
49
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010