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ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and S40930 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 21 steel and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 370
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 590
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2