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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025