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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6