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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020