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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants