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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 9 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0

Comparable Variants