ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and EN 1.4419 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 230 to 680 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 370 | |
| 410 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 590 | |
| 660 to 1590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 370 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 480 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 62 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.4 | |
| 16 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 95 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
| 350 to 3920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 24 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 23 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.36 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 13 to 14.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 96 | |
| 82 to 86 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |