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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and AISI 304L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030