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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and ASTM A202 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
17 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
360 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
590 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
350 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
93 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
330 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17 to 20

Comparable Variants