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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
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
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.5

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
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
82.3 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
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