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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A321 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and ASTM A321 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A321 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
98.1 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050