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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both S30415 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
580
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 5.6
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
8.0 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010