MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 S32304 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0