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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025