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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and S42030 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
1.0 to 3.0
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