MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.4347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4347 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
62.2 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0