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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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 0.030