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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010