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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
94.4 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.1
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025