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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
970
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 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030