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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1

Both S44537 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Shear Strength, MPa 320
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
94.4 to 96.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0