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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and S30441 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0