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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and S66286 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 12 steel and the bottom bar is S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
240 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
13.5 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
49.1 to 59.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5

Comparable Variants