AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A299 Steel
Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and ASTM A299 steel are iron alloys. 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 AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A299 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 320 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 51 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 540 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 530 to 680 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1060 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 770 | |
| 330 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | 15 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 to 310 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 1520 | |
| 290 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 38 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 17 to 18 |