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ASTM A372 Grade F Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade F steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A372 grade F steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants