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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8

Comparable Variants