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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
62

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
94.4 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025