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AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and ASTM A285 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 A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 51
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 680
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 770
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 1520
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
12 to 14