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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0