EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
200 to 250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
500 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 970 | |
430 |
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 | 15 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
2.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 30 | |
3.1 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
100 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
200 to 320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.050 to 0.17 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.2 to 67.9 | |
96.2 to 97.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.4 to 0.65 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
0.45 to 0.65 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 13 to 15 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.025 |