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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6