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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and AISI 410Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
180 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
340 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
550 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
310 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
70 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
240 to 1600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
20 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
84.5 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 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