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EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1

Both EN 1.4923 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4923 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 440
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 590
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 780
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 1580
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 87.1
94.4 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0