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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 380
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
85 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
95.1 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025