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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% 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 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
880
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.75 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
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