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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.4011 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
82.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0