MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon 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 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 51
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 680
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 770
180 to 260

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 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
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 to 7.9
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 230 to 310
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 1520
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11 to 15