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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. 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 AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400 to 440
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
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
23 to 24