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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030