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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
500 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
4.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
94.4 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025