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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
500 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
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 12
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
94.4 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0