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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030