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EN 1.4436 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1

Both EN 1.4436 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.4436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 70.5
94.4 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025