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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
210 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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

Comparable Variants