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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0