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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and EN 1.4031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 22 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
670 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 110
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
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 0.015

Comparable Variants