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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5