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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 5 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
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
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 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.65
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