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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1

Both S46910 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
94.4 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0