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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP21

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and ASTM A369 grade FP21 are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 EN 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP21.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
470
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 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
6.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.7 to 3.4
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
94.3 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025